רְפוּאָה

A remedy for the sick is to look at the tzitzit (7, at the end). A woman with excessive bleeding and no fixed menstrual cycle, even though wine is harmful to her, nevertheless, her healing is through wine that a true tzaddik has looked at (29, at the end).

According to the expansion of knowledge, so too is peace increased, and so one merits healing. Therefore, the primary healing is through engagement in Torah study, through which one merits knowledge (56, 6).

And similarly, through immersion in a mikveh, knowledge is drawn down, and one merits healing (there, 7).

It is very good for a person when he relies on nothing but Hashem, blessed be He, alone, for when he does not rely on Hashem, blessed be He, he must pursue many strategies. For example, when he needs healing, he must pursue many herbs, and sometimes the herbs he needs are not available in his country, and the herbs that are available are not good for his ailment. But the Holy One, blessed be He, is good for all ailments and all kinds of illnesses to heal them, and He is always available. Therefore, when he has a sick person, Heaven forbid, all his reliance should be only on prayer and supplications, which he can always find, and it will surely benefit him, as mentioned above. But to receive healing through the remedies of doctors requires searching and seeking very, very much to find a doctor with remedies that can heal him. And in truth, this is not available at all, for doctors cause more harm than benefit at times, as will be explained below (14, 11). One who lacks faith in the sages has no healing for his ailment. And the rectification for this is to make some vow and fulfill it immediately.

Through this, he will return to faith in the sages, and through this, he will have complete healing (57, 2). Sweat is a healing for the illness of fever (263). The primary healing of the sick is only through a redemption.

Sweat is a healing for the illness of fever (263). And the Torah did not give permission to a doctor to heal except after the redemption, that is, after they perform a redemption for the sick person and sweeten the judgments from upon him, then the doctor can heal through remedies, but not before, for the primary healing is through redemption (Likutay Moharan II, 3). Charity is a healing for all ailments (4, 12).

Charity is a healing for all ailments (4, 12). There are those who suffer illnesses with wondrous ailments, may the Merciful One save us, and all this comes to them through a blemish in faith, for through a blemish in faith, wondrous ailments come that have no healing, no prayer, and no merit of the forefathers. And even the sound of cries and groans of a brother [called “achtzin un krechtzin”], which sometimes benefits the sick person by arousing compassion for him through this, does not help due to the fall of faith. And the rectification for this is that one must cry out from the heart alone, from the depths of the heart, and through this, he will return to faith, and he will have healing, and all the above will be rectified (5, 1, 2).

One who lacks faith in the sages has no healing for his ailment. And the rectification for this is to make some vow and fulfill it immediately. Through this, he will return to faith in the sages, and through this, he will have complete healing (57, 2). One who wishes to preserve his life must greatly distance himself from doctors and physicians, for they are prone to cause harm and do much damage, and see inside for a lengthy discussion on this matter (Sichot Haran 50). Reciting Psalms is very effective for the healing of the sick. And one must have strong trust in this, and through this, Hashem will save him, and he will be healed and rise from his illness. One who wishes to preserve his life must greatly distance himself from doctors and physicians, for they are prone to cause harm and do much damage, and see inside for a lengthy discussion on this matter (Sichot Haran 50). Reciting Psalms is very effective for the healing of the sick. And one must have strong trust in this, and through this, Hashem will save him, and he will be healed and rise from his illness.